Hay-carrier



2 N 0. R DE Wm u Y m T No. a 1,642.

a ented May 11, 1886.

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(No Model.) 2 Sheets-Sheet 2. T. S. DAVIDSON. HAY CARRIER.

Np. 341,642. I W vPatented May 11, 1886.

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THOMAS S. DAVIDSON,OF OOLESBURG, IOVA.

HAY-CARRIER.

- SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 341,642, dated May'11, 1886.

ApplicationfilcftOciober 20, 1885. Serial No. 180,425. (No model.)

the following is a full, clear, and exact description.

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings, forming part ofthis specification, in which similar letters of reference indicatecorresponding parts in all the figures.

Figure 1 is a side elevation, partly in section, of one of my improvedhay-carriers, illustrating its use. Fig. 2 is a plan view of the same.Fig. 3 is a sectional end elevation of the same. Fig. 4 is a sectionalside elevation of a part of ing the detaching -pulley approaching thecatch-lever. tion of a part of the same, showing the detaching-pulley ingear with the catch-lever.

The object of this invention is to provide a hay-carrier for use intaking hay from a wagon and depositing it in a mow or on a stack, and

; which is simple in construction, convenient in use, and reliable inoperation.

The invention consists in the construction and combination of variousparts of the haycarrier, .as will be hereinafter fully described, andthen pointed out in the claims.

A represents the ridgepole, which forms the track of the carriage, andwhich, when the invention is used for depositing hay in a mow,is-connected with the ridge-pole or othersuitable part of the frame ofthe barn by means of brackets B, attached to the said ridge-pole A.

\Vhen the carrier is used for stacking hay, the brackets B are attachedto cross-beams C, to the ends of which are secured the upper ends ofinclined posts D, the connection being strengthened by inclined bracesD. The lower ends of the posts D rest upon or are setin the ground, andthe said posts are strengthened in upright positions by guy-ropes E,attached at their upper ends to the cross-beams G, and secured at theirlower ends to stakes driven into the ground or to other suitablesupports.

The frame of the carriage is formed of two plates, F, placed at theopposite sides of the ridge-pole A, and connected at their ends, justbelow the said ridge-pole, and at their lower Fig. 5 is a sectional sideelevacorners by cross-bars G, to prevent the said plates F fromspreading.

To the inner side of the upper end partsof each plate F are pivoted twosmall wheels, H, which roll along the upper side of the ridgepole A, asufficient space being left between the wheels of the two plates forthepassage of the brackets B, as shown in Fig. 3. j

Tothe lower end parts of the plates F, between the cross-bars G, arepivoted two grooved pulleys,l, over which passes the hoisting-rope J.One end of the rope J is attached tothe frame of the carriage, and uponthe said rope J, between the pulleys I, is placed the detaching-pulleyK, to the upper end of the block of which is attached or upon it isformed arigid bail, L.

To the lower end of the block of the pulley K are attached two books, M,upon the opposite sides of the plane of the bail L, which passes throughthe center of gravity of the said pulley K to receive the hay-fork orother weight to be raised and carried, so that by suspending the saidfork or weight from one or the other of the said hooks, the bail L willprojecting in opposite directions, to receive the bail L and support thedetaching'pulley when the said pulley is carrying a load and when it isbeing returned to thejplace of loading. Upon the opposite sides of thecatchlever LT, a little above its pivot, are formed two hooks or thumbs,P, curved downward, for the bail L to strike against and swing the leverto one side, and swing a hook 0 through the said bail L, so that it willengage the said bail and support the pulley K while carrying a load, andwhile being carried back to the place of loading.

To the upper end of the lever N is pivoted a small wheel, Q, to rollalong the lower side of the ridge-pole A, as shown in Fig. 5.

As the detaching-pulley K rises, the bail L may be guided into properposition to engage with a hook, P, by inclined guide-plates R, attachedto the plates F, (shown in Figs. 4 and 5;) but generally the guideplates R will not be needed.

In theplates F, at the opposite sides of and equally distant from thevertical line passing through the pivot of the cross-lever N, are formedtwo holes, in one of which is inserted a pin, S, the said holes being atsuch a distance below the lower edge of the ridge-plate A that thefriction-wheel Q cannot pass between the said pin and the said loweredge of the ridge-pole, so as to lock the carriage in place when theupper end of the catch-lever N is swung toward the pin, and allow thecarriage to travel only when the upper end of the said lever is swungfrom the said pin. When the lever N is required to swing in the otherdirection, the pin S is withdrawn and inserted in the other hole.

In the lower side of the ridgepole A, directly over the place ofloading, is formed a recess, T, of sufficient depth to allow the lever Nto take a vertical position and swing far enough in the other directionto allow the bail L to slide off the hook O.

The hoisting-rope J passes over apnlley, V, pivoted to supports attachedto the lower side of the ridge-pole A,at the outer side of the place ofunloading, as indicated in Fig. 1, passes around a pulley, W, pivoted toa bracket, staked or otherwise secured to the ground or other suitablesupport, and passes thence around and is secured to the ropewheel X. Therope wheel X is pivoted to a base-frame, Y, staked or otherwise securedto the ground, and to the same pivot is pivoted the sweep Z, to whichthe draft is applied. The sweep Z is made to carry the rope-wheel X withit in its movement by a lever, a, pivoted to the said sweep, and whichengages with a spoke of the said rope-wheel X, so that the said sweepand ropewheel can be quickly thrown into and out of gear with eachother. The movement of the rope-wheel X is controlled by a brake-lever,b, pivoted to the sweep Z, and which engages with a plate, 0, attachedto the middle part of the top of the rope-wheel X.

\Vith this construction, when the rope J is drawn upon by being woundaround the rope wheel X the pulley K and its load are raised a weight tothe place of loading, when the upper end of the catch-lever N enters therecess T, which allows the bail L to slip from the hook O, and thedetaching-pulley K descends by its own weight, the rapidity of descentbeing controlled by the brake-lever b. As the bail L slips from the hook0, it swings the upper end of the lever N toward the pin S, where it isheld by its own weight, so that the wheel Q cannot pass out of therecess T in either direction, and thus serves as a lock to the carriage.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, isp 1. In a hay-carrier, the combination, withthe ridgepole A, having recess T, the car riage-frame F G, having wheelsH and pulleys I, and the detaching-pulley K, having bail L, of thecatch-lever N, having hooks O and P and pulley Q, and the guard-pin S,substantially as herein shown and described.

2. In a hay-carrier, the combination, with the ridge-pole A and thecarriage F G H I, of the brackets B, the crossbeams C,the posts D, theinclined braces D, and the guy-ropes E, substantially as herein shownand described, whereby the said ridge-pole and carriage are securelysupported, as set forth.

3. In a hay-carrier, the combination, with the ridge-poleA, the carriageF G H I, having catch lever N, the detaching-pulley K, having bail L,and the hoisting-rope J, of the pivoted rope-wheel X, the pivoted sweepZ, the connectiuglever a, and the brake lever and plate Z) a,substantially as herein shown and described, whereby thedetaching-pulley and its load are raised and carried forward, as set I00forth.

THOMAS S. DAVIDSON.

\Vitnesses:

JOSEPH CHAPMAN, GEORGE \VALKER.

